Gladys I. Weibley, 88, of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte. Gladys was raised in West Virginia and moved with her parents to Bel Air MD in 1944 after her graduation from high school. She was a “Rosie the Riveter” at the Glenn L. Martin…
Continue ReadingGladys I. Weibley, 88, of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte.
Gladys was raised in West Virginia and moved with her parents to Bel Air MD in 1944 after her graduation from high school. She was a “Rosie the Riveter” at the Glenn L. Martin Company in Baltimore making airplanes for WWII. There she met Rolland and they were married in 1945. After moves to a Missouri farm and Fremont OH, they settled on a farm in Paris/Big Sandy TN. While there, Gladys served as District President of the United Methodist Women. After retirement, Rolland and Gladys relocated to Port Charlotte FL in 1984, where they attended Port Charlotte United Methodist Church. Gladys was a Sunday school member, in the Emmaus Group and served as a Stephen Minister. She volunteered for 25 years at Health Plus Thrift Shop to support Meals on Wheels, serving a term as its manager. She was a former member of the Port Charlotte Yacht Club. Gladys loved Jesus. She was a devoted wife and mother and a very caring person. In addition to lifelong volunteer work she lovingly provided day to day personal help and encouragement to those who needed it. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
She is survived by her three children, Rolland Weibley, Jr. (Rachel) of Knoxville TN, Linda Black of Chattanooga TN and Marcia Carter of Mansfield TN and her 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews. Gladys is preceded in death by Rolland, her loving husband of 57 years, and her 10 brothers and sisters and their spouses.
Visitation will be held 12:30PM-2:00PM, Friday, June 6, 2014 at Port Charlotte United Methodist Church, 21075 Quesada Ave. Port Charlotte, FL with a funeral service to follow at 2:00PM at the church. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Port Charlotte, FL. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Gladys Weibley Memorial Fund may be made to Port Charlotte United Methodist Church, 21075 Quesada Ave. Port Charlotte, FL 33952.
Friends may visit online at www.robersonfh.com to sign the memory book and extend condolences to the family. Arrangements are by Roberson Funeral Home Port Charlotte Chapel.
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